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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Orfeo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What realm does Sir Gawain first ride through on his quest to find the Green Knight?
(a) Fariers.
(b) Logres.
(c) Drighton.
(d) Middleton.

2. What is the name of the lord whose castle Sir Gawain arrives at after praying to the Blessed Virgin?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Cloister.
(c) Ulric.
(d) He gives no name.

3. What does Sir Orfeo say has torn Lady Heurodis's face?
(a) Birds claws.
(b) Heavens hands.
(c) Maddness.
(d) Cruel nails.

4. Who is the first person that Arthur addresses after the Green Knight leaves his castle beheaded?
(a) Himself.
(b) The guards.
(c) Sir Gawain.
(d) Queen Guinevere.

5. In stanza ten of "Pearl," what does the narrator say fills the pool?
(a) Reflections of fall.
(b) Withered leaves.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many knights came to see Lady Heurodis as she slept beneath the tree?

2. What is the name of Sir Gawain's horse?

3. What does Arthur announce he can do given the Green Knight's visit?

4. After "the lord" leaves Sir Gawain to find the Green Chapel, who does Sir Gawain say he has the protection of?

5. Where does Sir Orfeo hide during bad weather?

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